
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told her supporters on Monday to be ready to grab any chance to turn her country into a democracy as speculation about the health of veteran President Alexander Lukashenko swirled.
Shortly after her message to supporters via Twitter, a Belarusian state news channel released a photo of Lukashenko at what it said was a military command centre in what would be his first public appearance in almost a week.